Laia Costa
Birthdate: Feb 18, 1985
Birthplace: Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Laia Costa (birthname: Laia Costa Bertran) is a Catalan-born actor whose movie career has straddled the Spanish and U.S. film industries, starting with the Fernando Gonzalez Molina-directed Spanish drama, I Want You (2012), co-starring Mario Casas, Clara Lago and Maria Valverde and grossing $24 million for Warner Bros. Pictures, followed by director/producer Yuri Moroz’s Russian feature, Fort Ross: In Search of Adventure (2014), and then Costa landed her first starring role in director/co-writer/producer Sebastian Schipper’s German crime thriller, Victoria (2015), with Frederick Lau and Franz Rogowski, and which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival before earning an excellent gross exceeding $7 million for distributor Senator Film.
Costa reunited with director Fernando Gonzalez Molina for a supporting role in the Spanish romantic drama, Palm Trees in the Snow (2015), starring Mario Casas and earning over $18 million for Warner Bros. Pictures, and then Costa co-starred with Ricardo Darin, Leonardo Sbaraglia and Federico Luppi in director/co-writer Martin Hodara’s Argentine thriller, Black Snow (2017), followed by Costa’s first American film role co-starring in director/producer Drake Doremus’s romantic drama, Newness (2017), co-starring Nicholas Hoult, Courtney Eaton, Danny Huston, Jessica Henwick and Esther Perel, launching at the Sundance Film Festival and released by distributor Lost City, with also produced with Ridley Scott’s Scott Free Productions and Seville International. Costa was cast alongside Christopher Abbott and Mia Wasikowska in director/writer Nicolas Pesce’s horror-thriller, Piercing (2018), premiering at the Sundance Film Festival and released to little business by Universal Pictures.
Laia Costa shared the starring bill with Alia Shawkat (and had an associate producer credit) in director/co-writer Miguel Arteta’s comedy, Duck Butter (2018), with Mae Whitman, Hong Chau and Kate Berlant, launching at the Tribeca Film Festival and distributed by The Orchard, and then Costa was star/executive producer on another Tribeca premiere, director/writer Matthew Brown’s indie drama, Maine (2018), co-starring Thomas Mann and which was released by Orion Classics. Costa co-starred with the ensemble of Oscar Isaac, Olivia Wilde, Mandy Patinkin, Olivia Cooke, Annette Bening, and Antonio Banderas in director/writer/producer Dan Fogelman’s psychological drama, Life Itself (2018), poorly received in its premiere at the Toronto Film Festival and grossed a poor $8 million (based on estimated costs) for Amazon Studios.
Costa starred with Josh O’Connor in director/writer Harry Wootliff’s British-Swedish co-production, Only You (2018), but made minor box office via Curzon Artificial Eye after premiering at the London Film Festival, and then Costa won the Best Actress Goya (Spanish Academy) Award for his lead performance in director/writer Alauda Ruiz de Azua’s acclaimed Spanish drama, Lullaby/Cinco lobitos (2022), with Susi Sanchez and Ramon Barea, and which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival. Costa starred and received fine reviews for her performance in director/co-writer Elena Trape’s Catalan-language drama, The Enchanted (2023), produced and distributed by A Contracorriente Films, followed by Costa starring with Hovik Keuchkerian in director/co-writer Isabel Coixet’s Spanish drama, One Love/Un amor (2023), based on Sara Mesa’s novel, with Luis Bermejo and Hugo Silva, launching at the San Sebastian Film Festival (where the movie won two prizes) and distributed by BTeam Pictures.
Laia Costa joined co-star Enric Auquer in the Patricia Font-directed Spanish historical drama, The Teacher Who Promised the Sea (2023), adapted from the novel by Francesc Escribano (who also produced) and released by Filmax, and then Costa co-starred in her first Hollywood studio movie, director/writer Lee Cronin’s Mummy franchise reboot, Lee Cronin’s The Mummy (2026), starring Jack Reynor, May Calamawy and Veronica Falcon, produced by James Wan, Jason Blum and John Keville and released wide by Warner Bros. Pictures. Costa returned to Spain to co-star with Jorge Cabrera and Alvaro Cervantes in director/co-writer Daniel Sanchez Arevalo’s Spanish heist thriller, Cruzados (2026), which was released by Netflix.
Personal life
Laia Costa was born and raised in Barcelona, Spain, by her parents, Jose (accountant) and Cristina (taxi driver). Costa’s younger sister is Noemi (actor, architect). Costa attended and graduated from Salesian College San Juan Bosco Horta, and then graduated from Blanquerna-Ramon Llull University’s School with a degree in advertising, public relations, and marketing. Costa later studied acting (with her sister Noemi) at Nancy Tunon School in Barcelona and later studied with casting director Luci Lenox at the Frank Stien Studio. Costa has been married to David Lopez; the couple has two children. Costa’s height is 5’ 5”.
Known For
Un Amor
(2023)
Victoria
(2015)
Only You
(2018)
Laia Costa Movies
actor
Upcoming (1)
- 2026 |
Lee Cronin’s The Mummy
The young daughter of a journalist disappears into the desert without a trace. Eight years later, the broken family is shocked when she is returned to them, as what should be a joyful reunion turns into a living nightmare.
Previous (11)
- 2023 | The Enchanted
- 2023 | The Teacher Who Promised the Sea
- 2023 | Un Amor
- 2019 |
- 2018 | Maine
- 2018 | Only You
- 2018 |
Life Itself
asIsabel Díaz
As a young New York City couple goes from college romance to marriage and the birth of their first child, the unexpected twists of their journey create reverberations that echo over continents and through lifetimes.
- 2017 | Black Snow
- 2017 | Newness
- 2015 | Victoria
- 2014 | Fort Ross
Facts About Laia Costa
Fluent: Laia Costa is fluent in Catalan, Spanish, French, and English.
Taxi Mama: Costa’s mother, Cristina, was one of Barcelona’s first female taxi drivers.
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